Judge denies London restraining order

A judged has denied Jeremy London's bid to prohibit his family from speaking about him in interviews.

The 37-year-old filed the claim in a California court last week to try and silence his mother Deborah Nielsen, twin brother Jason and Jason's girlfriend Sophia Karstens and forbid them from speaking to the press in the future.

However, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Irving Shimer rejected the request on Thursday, saying that the First Amendment guaranteed his family's right to speak out in the media.

"What you want is to repeal the First Amendment," Shimer said.

"If you want to sue them for slander, sue them for slander."

The suit claimed that comments from the actor's family could affect the investigation into his alleged kidnapping earlier this month.